Events
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EventsGeorge Monbiot at Aye Write!
"It’s as if the people of the Soviet Union had never heard of communism," says George Monbiot in his Aye Write! event How Did We Get Into This Mes... Read more »| 05 Apr 2016 -
EventsNorthwest Book Highlights – April 2016
Kate Tempest returns to the Northwest this month with her first novel in hand, while crime fiction, Shakespeare and uncertainty are also up for discussion Read more »| 01 Apr 2016 -
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Northwest Book Highlights – March 2016
Taking a road trip is high up the literary to-do list this month, as poetry takes centre stage across the Northwest Read more »| 02 Mar 2016 -
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Aye Write!: Top picks for Glasgow's Book Festival
Glasgow’s book festival Aye Write! returns from 10-20 March with its usual packed programme of the best that literature has to offer Read more »| 29 Feb 2016 -
EventsNeu! Reekie!: The First and Last in Pictures
Performance collective Neu! Reekie! made their first foray into Liverpool in January with a night of poetry and music from Hollie McNish, Eugene Kelly, Pete Wylie and more. Let us transport you back, through the medium of photography Read more »| 10 Feb 2016 -
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Northwest Book Highlights – February 2016
In the literary world, the month of love ushers in a spiritual guide about zombies and an examination of the body. What could be more romantic? Read more »| 03 Feb 2016
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Northwest Book Highlights – January 2016
The New Year brings literary events worth bracing the weather for, from Yorkshire’s emerging star poet Helen Mort to music writing giant Jon Savage Read more »| 06 Jan 2016 -
Books
The Essential 2016 Literary Calendar
A new year brings new literary promise: new novels, more festivals and debates, new adaptations, spoken word, poetry and graphic novels. As The Skinny discovers, 2016 has everything to offer the discerning bibliophile... Read more »| 06 Jan 2016 -
BooksBook Week Scotland set for 2015 launch
Book Week Scotland 2015 kicks off on Monday 23 November – here are a selection of the key literary events taking place across Scotland over the course of the week. Read more »| 18 Nov 2015 -
Festivals
Paul Mason at Manchester Literature Festival
Journalist and author of PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future, Paul Mason advocates the emergence of a new, sharing economy at an event as part of Manchester Literature Festival Read more »| 09 Nov 2015 -
Festivals
Manchester Literature Festival: An Ape’s Progress
A Rake’s Progress is a series of eight paintings by 18th-century artist William Hogarth. Read more »| 02 Nov 2015 -
Festivals
Luke Wright: Chester Literature Festival
Luke Wright’s poetic monologue What I Learned from Johnny Bevan is a frenzied jumble of voices, characters and weird descriptions, endeavouring to jolt... Read more »| 26 Oct 2015 -
Festivals
Molly Naylor & John Osborne: Chester Literature Festival
Molly Naylor and John Osborne’s appearance at Chester Literature Festival comes just before their sitcom, After Hours, debuts on Sky1 and tow... Read more »| 26 Oct 2015 -
Festivals
The Migrant’s Story in Literature
Manchester Literature Festival has teamed up with Amnesty International for an event looking at exile and asylum. The Skinny takes a look at the migrant story in literature Read more »| 09 Oct 2015 -
Books
Adam Marek Interview: Manchester Literature Festival
Author Adam Marek on fusing the fantastic with the everyday, ahead of his visit to Manchester. Read more »| 08 Oct 2015